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Heat pump or electric tank? For a family of 5, solar changed the answer
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (654+ words) When a family of five in Australia lost its bottled-gas hot water system, the replacement question opened up a bigger home energy debate of whether to go for a heat pump or storage tank. For homeowners looking to cut utility…...
Why Timber is Suddenly 'Taking Over' Australia's Major Cities
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (69+ words) Why Timber is Suddenly ‘Taking Over’ Australia’s Major Cities Toronto’s Wood Tower Nears Top-Out Without a Single Weld WA’s Timber Supply Chain Says It Is Ready for the Housing Push America’s Tallest Timber Student Housing Tops Out in Columbus “I’ve…...
Wood Construction Emissions Halve in Denmark Study
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (610+ words) WA’s Timber Supply Chain Says It Is Ready for the Housing Push America’s Tallest Timber Student Housing Tops Out in Columbus Australia is the ‘Lucky Country’ for Japan’s Timber Giants Why Sumitomo’s Perth Builder Is Making Its Move on Timber…...
Palacios Construction Addresses Energy Code Changes Affecting Fall Kitchen and Bath Remodels in Monterey County
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (231+ words) New statewide energy standards affecting permits add a planning step for fall kitchen and bathroom projects Permitting itself remains a frequent point of confusion for homeowners regardless of the season. Requirements differ by jurisdiction across the Monterey Peninsula, and questions…...
Knowledge of heat pumps low and ‘hassle factor’ high, ESRI study shows
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (465+ words) Fewer than half of people asked knew anything about heat pumps despite the electric heating systems forming a key part of national climate action plans, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found. The bar for knowledge was low,…...
Residential food scraps pickup program underway in Potsdam
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (743+ words) Village residents can now participate in a new subsidized … POTSDAM — Looking for ways to lower your monthly village trash bill and help turn your biodegradable food scraps into useful compost? Village residents can now participate in a new subsidized residential…...
Study confirms permanent loss of Canada???s last Arctic epishelf lake
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (542+ words) Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic's projected last ice refuge is vulnerable to rapid change. Canada’s last epishelf lake drained into the Arctic Ocean following the 2020 breakup of the Milne Ice Shelf and will not recover,…...
'Smoky Skies and Freight Trains': Sign of the times of extinction
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (23+ words) ‘Smoky Skies and Freight Trains’: Sign of the times of extinction resilience.org By Rob Lewis, originally published by The Climate According to Life...
Massachusetts homeowner planning new build torn between dual-fuel and heat pump HVAC options
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (637+ words) A Massachusetts homeowner planning a 2,900-square-foot new build got an answer they likely did not expect after asking whether dual-fuel HVAC was smarter than going all-in on heat pumps: The projected savings were minimal. That matters because a home's heating…...
Homeowner digs through foam to find hidden water heater part plumbers say is tough to replace
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (553+ words) "Water heater manufacturers … make it nearly impossible to remove it." A homeowner trying to stay on top of routine water-heater maintenance ran into a surprisingly common problem: the anode rod meant to protect the tank from corrosion seemed buried under…...